The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini - ISBN: 9780140447187
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Renaissance artist, murderer, and braggart: a scandalous, unforgettable autobiography.

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

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    496 pages

  • Release Date

    24 June 2004

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Summary

A scandalous and vivid autobiography chronicling the life of one of the most celebrated sculptors of the Renaissance.

Benvenuto Cellini was a celebrated Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith – a passionate craftsman who was admired and resented by the most powerful political and artistic personalities in sixteenth-century Florence, Rome and Paris. He was also a murderer and a braggart, a shameless adventurer who at different times experienced both papal persecution and imprisonment, and …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140447187
ISBN-10:0140447180
Author:Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:496
Edition:1st
Release Date:24 June 2004
Weight:340g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 21mm
Series:Penguin Classics
About The Author

Benvenuto Cellini

Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) was a celebrated goldsmith and distinguished sculptor whose powerful talent can still be seen in such works as his bronze statue of Perseus and his gold salt cellar made for Francis 1. He worked for a variety of patrons, including Popes Clement VII and Paul III.

George Bull is an author and journalist who has translated 6 volumes for Penguin Classics, including THE BOOK OF THE COURTIER by Castiglione, Vasari’s LIVES OF THE ARTISTS and THE PRINCE by Machiavelli.

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